ConsumerTechBlog » Tech Questions http://www.consumertechblog.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:15:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How Do You Feel About “Space Based Solar Power”? http://www.consumertechblog.com/tech-questions/how-do-you-feel-about-space-based-solar-power/ http://www.consumertechblog.com/tech-questions/how-do-you-feel-about-space-based-solar-power/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:16:44 +0000 John http://www.consumertechblog.com/?p=38 That is correct.  Solar Based Solar Power is one thing that might be considered and would change everything!  I see the picture and I think to myself “what if this things is tilted 10 degrees in the wrong direction”?  Is there any possibility of this thing creating a major disaster on Earth?

The article says that “low powered beams are considered safe”, but what happens when you put your cat in the microwave?  (please do not abuse your kitty).  The technology is simple and really, it seems like a great idea, but to only support the electricity for 1,000 homes, just doesn’t seem worth it to me.

There is a receiving grid a mile wide, even that takes up too much room.  I would put the worth of the idea higher if it could power 10,000 homes.  Small cities could take advantage and maybe even help to fund projects like this.  To power only 1,000 homes, the city I live near would have to send up 50 light collectors and have a receiving area even larger to convert the light on Earth.

It is nice to see others “looking outside the box”, at least.  The ideas may seem far fetched, but at least they are in idea form.  I would like to talk to whomever thinks it’s cost effective to send up a solar collector that can only power 1,000 homes.

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